01 May 2019: Nuclear Power is no solution to climate emergency: Hinkley Point C site in danger of being inundated by rising sea-levels. In the week in which parliament will debate whether to declare a national environmental and climate change emergency, Stop Hinkley has warned against assuming that nuclear power can play a role in meeting these ambitious new targets. More >>>

24 Feb 12: EDF Energy attempts to shut down peaceful protest: The Stop New Nuclear alliance has reacted with outrage at EDF Energy's attempts to restrict peaceful protest against a proposed new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The French firm is seeking an injunction which would limit current and future protests at the controversial site, which has faced fierce local and national opposition. More>>>

23 Nov 10: EDF Energy slammed for cruelty to badgers:Energy giant EDF Energy has been blasted for breaching conservation guidelines and forcing a colony of badgers off land earmarked for a controversial nuclear power station. And environmentalists warn that future corner-cutting could put lives at risk if construction of the two new reactors in Somerset gets the green light. More>>>

12 Sep 10: Successful Hinkley demo: Protestors blocked the Hinkley Point main gates for almost an hour this liunch-time as they demonstrated against the premature destruction of up to 435 acres of open land and wildlife habitats before major consents are approved for the two giant reactors proposed by EdF. More>>>

08 Sep 10: Protest at Hinkley Point:Campaigners will protest at Hinkley Point on Sunday lunchtime against plans to destroy many acres of open countryside well in advance of major consents being agreed for two proposed nuclear reactors. More>>>

11 Dec 09: Campaigner goes to Copenhagen: Stop Hinkley campaigner Crispin Aubrey will be attending the Copenhagen climate conference and objecting to the use of nuclear power to try and solve climate change. At midday on Monday he plans to help hand in a 50,000 strong petition against nuclear power put together by a coalition of European groups, 'Don't Nuke the Climate'. More>>>

09 Jul 09: Eden Project under fire for supporting EDF:Cornwall 's Eden Project is under sustained fire for supporting the French energy giant EDF Energy. EDF is promoting Team Green Britain Day, an annual event to promote a more sustainable lifestyle. The project is being promoted in association with the Eden Project to the surprise of environmentalists. EDF Energy is the largest producer of nuclear energy after the US and Canada and is determined to saddle the UK with more reactors under the cloak of low carbon energy whilst asking the Government to cut its renewables targets. More>>>

29 May 09: Council's secret land donation to nuclear training centre:The Executive of Sedgemoor District Council has secretly agreed to donate a plot of publicly owned land to the Energy Skills Centre at Bridgwater College . The centre aims to provide training in nuclear skills. The decision was made at a special evening meeting of the executive which was ostensibly to debate the proposed new nuclear site at Hinkley Point. More>>>

02 Apr 09: Hinkley C partner 'facing bankruptcy':The French nuclear design and engineering company Areva is facing severe financial trouble. Experts examining Areva's cash situation just days before its accounts are published show that it is "staring down the barrel of business failure" with a 3 billion Euro bail-out request from the French Government. Overrun costs of its reactor build in Finland have left the project facing a 5.4 billion Euro bill. More>>

06 Feb 09: Stop Hinkley protests at Buckingham Palace: Stop Hinkley yesterday joined a protest outside Buckingham Palace over a formal dinner for heads of the nuclear industry hosted by Prince Andrew. The protest coincided with a gala dinner laid on for nuclear industry chiefs and included campaigners from Stop Hinkley, Shut Down Sizewell, Nuclear Power People and CND. More >>>

24 Sep 08: Response to BE takeover by EDF:Stop Hinkley campaigners have reacted angrily to today's announcement that EDF has purchased nuclear operators British Energy who own Hinkley Point B , paving the way to two new giant reactors on the West Somerset coast. EDF have made a higher offer on the company which owns eight nuclear power stations in a move which paves the way for nuclear expansion in the west-country, particularly at Hinkley Point. More >>>

11 Aug 08: More anti-terror police at power stations:Stop Hinkley campaigners fear that extra armed nuclear police will restrict their protests against developments at Hinkley Point. Stop Hinkley has already found that its website is monitored by Bridgwater police who have telephoned the group at an early stage when protests might be likely. More >>>

24 Jul 08: EdF set to buy Hinkley company:Campaigners have railed at the news that French government owned EdF are set to buy British Energy who own Hinkley Point B and seven other UK nuclear power stations. EdF look set to increase their bid. Stop Hinkley campaigners are concerned about poor maintenance at nuclear plants operated by EdF's sister company Areva which this week led to one hundred nuclear workers becoming contaminated at a reactor near Avignon. More >>

08 Jun 08: Stop Hinkley steps up campaign:The Stop Hinkley campaign has appointed a high-flying new campaigner in response to EdF's plans to build two nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point. David Taylor, Alan Jeffery and Richard Carder were appointed as 'Spokesman', 'Assistant Coordinator' and 'North Somerset Representative' respectively at a Stop Hinkley meeting. More >

09 Jan 08: Media event at Hinkley Point: A group of environmental campaigners will voice their protest at the Government announcement to back a new generation of nuclear power stations due to be made tomorrow lunchtime. Energy Secretary will announce a new Nuclear Bill and Energy White Paper to the House of Commons. Stop Hinkley campaigner, Charlie Graham will take interviews near Hinkley Point accompanied by representatives from other local groups. More >>>>>>>

18 Apr 07:Were organs secretly removed from Hinkley workers in post-mortems? Organs of former nuclear workers at Hinkley Point may have secretly been removed and tested for radiation during a thirty year period up to the early nineties. The Radio 4 Today programme has revealed that nuclear workers at Sellafield and other nuclear sites had organs and tissues removed from their bodies at post-mortems, apparently without the knowledge or permission of their relatives. More >>>>>

15 Feb 07: High Court judgement welcomed by campaigners. Campaigners welcomed a High Court judgement which today said the Government's recent Energy Review, promoting nuclear power, was 'deeply flawed' and 'misleading'. The judge declared that the Government had not been open on areas such as nuclear waste and costs of the nuclear project and a new Review must take place. More >>>>>

09 Jul 06: Government needs European cooperation on carbon to pay for nuclear Early signals about the Government Energy Review suggest that it will not subsidise nuclear new build but will try and jig the electricity market in its favour by putting up the price of carbon-emitting generators. One analyst has said this carries much future uncertainty, which may not attract city investors to the industry.

13 Jun 06: Campaigners rail at Brown's support for nuclear. Stop Hinkley campaigners have expressed dismay at a signal from Gordon Brown that he supports Tony Blair's revival of the nuclear industry. The Chancellor wrote an article suggesting reforms to energy policy which include nuclear power. This has dismayed campaigners who felt Brown might hold out against Blair's thrust to nuclear due to its unfavourable economics.